BCBS Alpha Numeric Prefixes are three-character combinations of letters and numbers found at the beginning of the identification number on Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance cards. They help in identifying the health plans of patients along with their insurance companies.
This blog will cover the alphanumeric prefixes ranging from I2A to I9Z and list down their applicable state, insurance company name, and type of health plans.
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BCBS Alpha Numeric Prefix from I2A to I9Z – Latest Insights
| BCBS Prefix | State | Company Name | Types Of Health Plans |
|---|---|---|---|
| I2A | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I2B | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I2C | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I2D | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I2E | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I2F | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I2G | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I2H | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I2I | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I2J | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I2K | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I2L | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I2M | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I2N | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I2O | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I2P | Oregon/Idaho/Utah/Washington | Regence Blue-Cross Blue-Shield | High-Deductible Health Plan (HDHP), EPO, Medicaid |
| I2Q | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I2R | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I2S | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I2T | Oregon/Idaho/Utah/Washington | Regence Blue-Cross Blue-Shield | Traditional Indemnity, POS, PPO |
| I2U | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I2V | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I2W | Oregon/Idaho/Utah/Washington | Regence Blue-Cross Blue-Shield | HMO, Medicare Advantage, High-Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) |
| I2X | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I2Y | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I2Z | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I3A | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I3B | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I3C | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I3D | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I3E | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I3F | Oregon/Idaho/Utah/Washington | Regence Blue-Cross Blue-Shield | EPO, Traditional Indemnity, Medicaid |
| I3G | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I3H | Alabama | Blue-Cross Blue-Shield of Alabama | POS, PPO, High-Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) |
| I3I | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I3J | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I3K | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I3L | Pennsylvania | Capital Blue-Cross of Pennsylvania | Medicare Advantage, HMO, Traditional Indemnity |
| I3M | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I3N | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I3O | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I3P | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I3Q | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I3R | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I3S | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I3T | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I3U | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I3V | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I3W | Oregon/Idaho/Utah/Washington | Regence Blue-Cross Blue-Shield | PPO, Medicaid, EPO |
| I3X | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I3Y | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I3Z | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I4A | Virginia | Anthem Blue-Cross Blue-Shield of Virginia | High-Deductible Health Plan (HDHP), Medicare Advantage, HMO |
| I4B | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I4C | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I4D | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I4E | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I4F | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I4G | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I4H | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I4I | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I4J | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I4K | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I4L | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I4M | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I4N | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I4O | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I4P | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I4Q | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I4R | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I4S | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I4T | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I4U | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I4V | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I4W | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I4X | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I4Y | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I4Z | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I5A | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I5B | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I5C | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I5D | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I5E | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I5F | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I5G | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I5H | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I5I | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I5J | Pennsylvania | Independence Blue-Cross of Pennsylvania | Traditional Indemnity, POS, EPO |
| I5K | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I5L | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I5M | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I5N | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I5O | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I5P | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I5Q | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I5R | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I5S | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I5T | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I5U | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I5V | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I5W | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I5X | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I5Y | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I5Z | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I6A | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I6B | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I6C | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I6D | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I6E | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I6F | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I6G | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I6H | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I6I | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I6J | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I6K | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I6L | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I6M | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I6N | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I6O | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I6P | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I6Q | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I6R | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I6S | Pennsylvania | Highmark Blue-Cross Blue-Shield of Pennsylvania | HMO, Medicaid, PPO |
| I6T | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I6U | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I6V | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I6W | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I6X | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I6Y | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I6Z | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I7A | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I7B | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I7C | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I7D | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I7E | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I7F | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I7G | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I7H | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I7I | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I7J | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I7K | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I7L | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I7M | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I7N | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I7O | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I7P | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I7Q | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I7R | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I7S | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I7T | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I7U | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I7V | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I7W | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I7X | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I7Y | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I7Z | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I8A | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I8B | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I8C | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I8D | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I8E | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I8F | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I8G | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I8H | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I8I | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I8J | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I8K | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I8L | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I8M | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I8N | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I8O | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I8P | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I8Q | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I8R | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I8S | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I8T | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I8U | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I8V | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I8W | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I8X | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I8Y | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I8Z | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I9A | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I9B | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I9C | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I9D | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I9E | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I9F | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I9G | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I9H | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I9I | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I9J | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I9K | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I9L | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I9M | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I9N | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I9O | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I9P | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I9Q | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I9R | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I9S | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I9T | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I9U | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I9V | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I9W | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I9X | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I9Y | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned | |
| I9Z | – | Unallocated/Not Assigned |
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Frequently asked questions
Why is the BCBS prefix important?
The BCBS prefix is important because it identifies the member's plan or national account, routes claims correctly, and ensures proper handling of out-of-state and international claims.
Where can I locate the BCBS prefix on my insurance card?
You can locate the BCBS prefix as the first three characters of the member's ID number on your insurance card.
What does the BCBS prefix tell me about my insurance plan?
The BCBS prefix on your ID card identifies your specific insurance plan, the network you can access, and the benefits available to you.
Can the BCBS prefix vary depending on the state?
Yes, the BCBS prefix can vary depending on the state, as BCBS operates independently in different states or regions.
Are BCBS prefixes standardized across all Blue Cross plans?
Yes, BCBS prefixes are standardized across all Blue Cross plans, with the first two characters identifying the plan and the third character identifying the type of product the member is enrolled in.
For general informational purposes. Payer requirements, contractual terms, and applicable rules should be verified for the situation involved.